fool rack

English

Alternative forms

fool's rack

Etymology

From Hindi फूल (phūl, “flower”) and rack (“arak, a kind of liquor”), influenced by fool.

Noun

fool rack (uncountable)

(India, obsolete) A strong alcoholic drink made from distilled toddy or sura.
(India, obsolete) A strong alcoholic drink prepared like brandy, said to have been made from the stinging sea blubber to give it more potency.

See also

pariah arrack

References

Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “fool rack”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].

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